The NGO, Aureate CancerFoundation organised its firstprogramme on cancer aware-ness among the elderly at Vasundhara Enclave, eastDelhi. The programme wasopened by MCD councilorVinod Kumar Binny.Oncologist at DharmshilaHospital, Dr Anish Maru dis-cussed about signs, symp-toms, causes and preventionand survival rates with differ-ent types of cancer. The pro-gramme was attended by more than 150 senior citizens.

Star visitAn Australian brand of muf-fins opened its first cafe in inGK 2 M Block market. Thestore was inaugurated by Bollywood actor, MugdhaGodse.

AwardedAbhijeet Srivastava, a man-agement student of PGDM2011-13 batch from ITS, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad, hassecured the first positionamongst 40 students from dif-ferent B-Schools in the sum-mer internship project com-petition, Anusandhan. He wasawarded by Jaipuria Instituteof Management Studies with acertificate and cash prize ofRs 5,000.

Health seminarPushpanjali Crosslay Hospitalorganised a seminar on theoccasion of World MentalHealth Day. This year thetheme was Depression: AGlobal Crisis. Dr Anandi Lal,head of the Department ofPsychiatry and AlliedPsychological Services, andDr Amitabh Saha, senior psy-chiatrist, were present on theoccasion.

Freshers’ partyThe GNIT MBA Instituteorganised a freshers’ party,Spark. A little music andchunk of ice, new faces, smilesall along and resoundinglaughter, it was party time allalong. The party started witha welcome speech of Dr HPMaheshwari, the director. Shweta Mishra was declaredMiss Fresher and PrashantChoudhari Mr Fresher. AlsoMukesh kumar and ShakshiKumari was declared Mr andMiss Performer.

Survivors meetFortis Hospital organised itssecond annual breast cancerfighters and survivors meet at its premises in Sector 62. Themeet aimed at increasingawareness about preventive and diagnostic measures andremoval of taboo of being a

cancer patient while highlight-ing common risk factors andhabits that potentially causecancer.

WorkshopTata Consultancy Service (TCS) organised a workshopon application of informationsecurity and risk managementat IEC College, Greater Noida.Information security manager at TCS, Kuldeep Kumar spoke about various ways in whichinformation can be secured.

AwarenessThe Ministry of EarthSciences, Government ofIndia, organised an awarenessprogramme for school chil-dren on the impact of climatechange and their role to miti-gate at the Bhawani ShankarInter College (Sadar Sarai),Noida Kanya Inter College (Bhangel) and Sant YurajInter College (Barola) in thedistrict. The programme washeld in association with theInstitute of Applied Systems& Rural Development. Over 1,500 students from theseschools attended the pro-gramme.

LaunchedCertiport, the official testdelivery solution provider forMicrosoft Office Certificationsand CyberLearning, launchedSeason 3 of COMPUDON, the

gateway to the MicrosoftOffice World Championship at the IT Park in Sector 62.Several officials fromMicrosoft besides participantsand teachers of variousschools were present on theoccasion. Students from allover the country will competefor the title of India champi-ons, after which six winners will represent India at theMicrosoft Office SpecialistWorld Championship inAugust 2013 in WashingtonDC, USA.

Joy of givingLioness Club Siddhi celebrat-ed the Joy of Giving Week at Sai Kripa Bal Sansar School,Agahpur Village, Sector 41.The club donated 160 uniformshirts to school children.

Skaters shineDistrict skaters once againproved themselves by winning59 medals in the 11th EastZone Roller SkatingChampionship held at Sunbeam InternationalSchool, Varanasi, fromOctober 4 to 7. Around 550skaters from 79 schools fromall eastern states had gath-ered at Varanasi. The 35 skat-ers from different schoolsfrom the district won 26 gold,21 silver and 12 bronze medals.The first and second positionholders will participate in 11th

CBSE Nationals to be held at DAV Public School, Amritsar, next month.

SunburnFrom the sunny sands of Goato the buzzing city of Noida,Sunburn’s latest editionrocked the city here. There were two huge stages that saw the best DJs perform andmake the crowd groove andsway to their beats. BesidesDJ Afrojack being the headlin-er, there were eclectic perfor-mances by Moguai and thedynamic duo of Prok & Fitch.Canadian prodigy Arnej setan exhilarating tone for thefestival. India’s number 2 DJ Pearl set the main stage onfire with her breathtakingsets. India’s youngest DJ Shaan created the finest elec-tronic dance music setting thestage ready for Afrojack’s pro-tégé Bobby Burns on the mainstage.

Elders DayStudents of JD Institute ofFashion Technology organiseda cultural evening to salute allgrandparents for their contri-bution at St Mary’s School,Safdarjung Enclave. Studentsalso organised a fashion show for senior citizens where mod-els portrayed the legends we have lost recently like RajeshKhanna, Dev Anand, ShammiKapoor, Jagjit Singh andMehdi Hassan. Delhi educa-tion minister, Kiran Walia wasthe guest of honour.

AwardsCEL International introducedthe India Awards forEducational Excellence (IAFEE) at a press meetrecently. These awards willrecognise outstanding stu-dents, educationists and con-tributing institutional or cor-porate bodies that haveexcelled in spheres of learningor teaching. Swapna Roy, thekeynote speaker at the forum,unveiled the IAFEE trophy.Zoran Starveski, deputy prime minister, Republic ofMacedonia, also graced theoccasion.

FelicitatedThe Apeejay Stya & SvranGroup organised the inauguralIndian Obstetrics andGynaecology (IOG) Dr StyaPaul Awards at Apeejay cam-pus, Sheikh Sarai. More than500 distinguished obstetri-cians and gynaecologists fromacross the country attendedthe awards ceremony. Thelamp was lit by SirArulkumaran, professor andhead, department of obstet-rics and gynaecology, StGeorge’s, University ofLondon, Vijay Berlia, chair-man, Svran Group andApeejay Stya Group, andSushma Berlia, president ofApeejay Stya & Svran Groupand co-founder and chancel-lor, Apeejay Stya University.

HonoursShani Corporation Limitedgot an award at the DelhiBuild Show for best designand concept, for pioneeringwork in the field of con-struction, building and inte-rior industry. It was organ-ised by Northern Chapterand International Trade Exhibitions and Events PvtLtd at Pragati Maidan.

ConclaveManavta Abhiyan, a leadingsocio-cultural organisationgave a call to fight corrup-

tion by adopting Gandhianthoughts and philosophy. Theresolve to launch a campaignwas taken at the 13th nationalconclave of poets to mark Gandhi Jayanti at Malviya Nagar. Leading poets includ-ing Ashok Chakradhar, HariOm Pawar, Surendra Dubey,Rahat Indori, Suresh Awasthi,Munnwar Rana and SureshJogi recited their composi-tions.

Sufi productionWell known Bharatanatyam dancer Malavika Sarukkaiand art historian Dr BNGoswamy gave an insight intoSufism through their produc-tion, Love, Longing andTranscendence at the Kamaniauditorium. The work basedin the language of classicaldance and the poetry of AmirKhusrau was a special experi-ence for the discerning audi-ence. The evening startedwith an inspiring talk by Goswamy.

Young achieversCelebrating the spirit of art,culture and sportsmanship, the New Delhi-NCR chapterof The Indus Entrepreneurs and Aspire, announced the4th TiE-Aspire Young achiev-er awards. The winners included Arunima Sinha, trek-ker with an amputated leg, Utsav Lal, pianist, and KishanShrikanth, actor and director. The awards were presentedduring the TiEcon Delhi 2012at New Delhi.

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■ Karan Singh and Prasoon Joshi were among the guests at a specialshow on Sufi heritage organised at Kamani auditorium.

■ The winners of the 4th TiE Aspire Young Achievers Awards. ■ The 13th national conclave of poets was held in Malviya Nagar, to mark Gandhi Jayanti.

■ Sunburn’s latest edition rocked neighbouring Noida recently andcrowds swayed to the beats of world’s best DJs.

■ Event: Kokyo Hatanaka Japanese style paintingsDate: Up to October 31Venue: AIFACS, Rafi Marg ■Event: Grid Of Fire-Animals At No Hope To EscapeSolo show by artist and educatorVasudevan Akkitham from BarodaDate: October 15 to 20Venue: Visual Art Gallery, IndiaHabitat Centre■Event: The Wittiness Of A Vanity FairRecent works by Ritu KamathDate: October 13 to November 12Venue: Studio Art, F-213/A, LadoSarai■ Event: Untitled: Seeing With-out WordsExhibition of paintings and instal-lations by Puja Bahri, Mahendra Bhagat, Bhagwan Rampure, VijayAchrekar, Raj More, Ram Thorat,Bharti Verma, Sukesan Kanka,Mitali Shah, Saroj Kumar Das andPankaj VishwakarmaDate: Up to October 31Venue: The Art Centrix Space,

KH# 53/16/2, behind Sector D2, Vasant Kunj■ Event: 108Paintings by Yogi Sunando Basuand Nanda GuptaDate: October 14 to 20Venue: Gallery no. 5 & 6, LalitKala Akademi■ Event: Mystic MadhubaniMadhubani Paintings based onKands from RamayanaDate: October 13Venue: DLF Place, Saket■ Event: Painting Exhibition;Dance PerformanceBy Sunil Kumar; By Bhoomika Creative Dance CentreDate: October 12; Exhibition up toOctober 17Time: 6.45pm; 7pmVenue: Azad Bhavan Art Gallery;Azad Bhavan Auditorium,IP Estate■ Event: Smart Cards Expo 201214th editionDate: Up to October 12Venue: NSIC Exhibition Ground,Okhla

■ Event: 56th EditionOf RamlilaDate: October 15 to November 11

Time: 6.30pmVenue: Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra lawn, 1, Copernicus Marg

■ Event: Xtasy DuoTo liven up your eveningDate: October 16 to 20Time: 7.30pmVenue: The Creative Kitchen,Radisson Suites Gurgaon, B Block,Sushant Lok, Phase-1, Gurgaon■ Event: A Tribute To MegadethHell Bound Harmony performs themost famous songs by the legendsof Thrash MetalDate: October 12Time: 9pmVenue: Café Morrison, E-12, South

Extension 2 Market■ Event: PerformanceBy DJ NashaDate: October 12Time: 9pmVenue: 1 Boulevard, G11-14, SalconRas Vilas Mall, Saket■ Event: The Bacardi NH7Weekender 2012Music festivalDate: October 13 and 14Time: 3pmVenue: Buddh International Circuit

■ Event: The Football Link International Festival 2012Weeklong football fiestaDate: Up to October 13

Time: 9am to 8pmVenue: Thyagaraj Stadium,Shri Ganganath Marg,INA Colony

■ Event: FestivalOld World Theatre

Date: October 12 to 21Venue: India Habitat Centre

■ Event: NavratraVegetarianoDate: October 16 to 24Venue: Hilton New Delhi-Noida-Mayur Vihar■Event: Dream ShakesIn various avatarsVenue: Red Mango, GIP, Noida■ Event: Sacred FlavoursOf Navratri special thaliDate: October 16 to 23Venue: Flluid, Mosaic Hotels, C1, Sector 18, Noida

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■ Work by Vasudevan Akkitham to be showcased at IHC.

■ n Special fare at Hilton NewDelhi Noida Mayur Vihar.

■ Actor Mugdha Godse at the inauguration of a muffins store in GreaterKailash 2, M Block market.

Cancer awareness programme